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Research Consultant – Chicago, IL (Hybrid)

Alexander Group: The Go-to-Market Consulting Leaders

Alexander Group provides go-to-market consulting services to marketing, sales, service and talent leaders. With over 40 years of developing practical, executable solutions, we are singularly focused on helping commercial teams unlock their full potential and reach new revenue goals. With a robust network of offices, Alexander Group maximizes growth opportunities for our clients around the globe.

Founded in 1985, we’ve served more than 3,000 companies around the world, across all industries. This experience gives us not only a highly sophisticated set of best practices to design go-to-market strategy—we also have a rich repository of industry data that informs all of our recommendations.

Our dedication to sales strategy and revenue growth has led to:

  • More than 70% of our clients being Fortune 500 corporations
  • Project work in more than 25 countries
  • Extensive industry experience in B2B markets

Position Overview:

The Research Consultant will be a senior individual contributor within Alexander Group’s Analytics & Research team, responsible for developing high-quality, insight-rich research that advances Alexander Group’s intellectual property, supports client engagements and strengthens the firm’s market perspective on go-to-market strategy.

This role is ideal for a seasoned business research, advisory or consulting professional who can translate qualitative and quantitative information into compelling research stories, executive-ready frameworks, practical recommendations and publication-quality deliverables. The Research Consultant will work closely with executive research sponsors, practice leaders, subject matter experts and consulting teams to shape research agendas, test hypotheses, synthesize findings and produce client-facing insights.

The Research Consultant will be expected to operate with a high level of ownership and independence while remaining highly practical, business-oriented and focused on helping clients solve real go-to-market challenges. The role is designed for individual contributors with significant business research or consulting experience, and the current recruiting context specifically emphasizes candidates with go-to-market research experience, including former advisory-firm or analyst-firm talent.

There is an opportunity to grow into broader research leadership responsibilities over time, including expanded ownership of research strategy, research team development, executive-level thought leadership and future Research Manager responsibilities.

Location: Chicago, IL

Responsibilities:

Research Strategy, Analytics and Fact-Finding

  • Identify data sources, research partners and collection methods.
  • Design research methodologies, hypotheses, interviews, surveys, timelines, budgets and risk plans.
  • Analyze qualitative and quantitative inputs to develop supported go-to-market insights.

Solution Development and Thought Leadership

  • Develop frameworks and solutions that expand Alexander Group intellectual property.
  • Connect new research to Alexander Group methodologies, benchmarks and expertise.
  • Translate findings into practical recommendations for executive audiences.

Deliverable Creation

  • Develop clear storyboards and executive-ready research narratives.
  • Create publication-ready presentations, reports, summaries, frameworks and readout materials.
  • Finalize accurate, polished deliverables aligned with Alexander Group standards.

Communication and Stakeholder Management

  • Lead research check-ins with sponsors, experts and project teams.
  • Conduct executive interviews and facilitate discussions that validate findings.
  • Communicate complex research clearly through written and oral presentations.

Project Management and Team Development

  • Create and execute project plans, milestones, timelines and deliverables.
  • Adapt to scope of changes, data limitations, roadblocks and emerging findings.
  • Mentor junior team members in research, storytelling and project management.

Qualifications:

  • Candidates MUST BE fully authorized to work in the United States without current or future need for visa sponsorship. TN visa accepted.
  • 5+ years in management consulting, business research, advisory, go-to-market strategy or commercial analytics.
  • Expertise in relevant go-to-market, revenue growth or commercial operations topics.
  • Ability to structure research, synthesize findings and build compelling storylines.
  • Strong executive interviewing, communication, presentation and collaboration skills.
  • Ability to create polished PowerPoint and written deliverables.
  • Undergraduate degree required; MBA or relevant advanced degree preferred.

Preferred Experience

  • Experience in an advisory, consulting, benchmarking or research organization.
  • Experience with surveys, executive interviews, data collection or mixed-methods research.
  • Experience in B2B industries, especially technology, media, business services, manufacturing, distribution, healthcare, private equity or other commercial growth-oriented sectors

  Salary Range: $150,000 – 200,000; bonus eligible

EEO Employer. Required Work Eligibility: Must be eligible to work in the U.S. at the time of application with no current or future restrictions or sponsorship necessary. TN visa accepted.